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This is a list of sheep breeds usually considered to originate in Canada and the United States. [1] [2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
United States Meat, wool California Variegated Mutant: CVM, Romeldale/CVM [31] United States [31] Wool [31] Cambridge: United Kingdom meat Cameroon: West Africa [32] Meat [33] Campanian Barbary: Italy [34] Meat, milk [34] Canadian Arcott: Canada [35] Meat [36] Cărăbaşă: Black-headed Teleorman Tigaie Romania Castlemilk Moorit: Castlemilk ...
Pages in category "Sheep breeds originating in the United States" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Sheep breeds originating in the United States (20 P) This page was last edited on 15 January 2021, at 09:12 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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Specifically adapted to the arid ranges of the Southwestern U.S., the breed is a medium–size sheep with long, fine wool. Ewes are polled and rams may or may not have horns. [1] Mature ewes will weigh from 125 lb (57 kg) to 160 lb (73 kg) and rams will weigh from 175 lb (79 kg) to 250 lb (113 kg).
Delaine has become a most practical Merino sheep on the average farm and is especially adapted to range sheep production in the Western and Southwestern states. They are found throughout the United States at all altitudes. [3] This particular breed is very common within Australia and New Zealand for wool production.
Full wool Merino sheep Merino sheep and red goats. Madrid, Spain. The Merino is a breed or group of breeds of domestic sheep, characterised by very fine soft wool.It was established in Spain near the end of the Middle Ages, and was for several centuries kept as a strict Spanish monopoly; exports of the breed were not allowed, and those who tried risked capital punishment.